Kaveh Safavi, Global Managing Director of Accenture’s Health Business
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A first-of-its-kind proof-of-concept has been developed that shows how ALS patients could control their environment using their own brain waves. ALS affects four-hundred-thousand individuals per year by gradually diminishing voluntary muscle action. This new concept shows how wearable technology and consumer products can be brought together to help people with limited mobility gain more independence.
Kaveh Safavi, global managing director of Accenture’s health business, says the proof of concept, developed in collaboration with Philips, is not unlike how a computer mouse functions.
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MOST PEOPLE CAN DO THOUSANDS OF THINGS WITH THE CLICK OF A MOUSE. BUT, FOR PEOPLE THAT CAN’T MOVE THEIR FINGERS OR SPEAK, THIS DEVICE ACTUALLY USES THE PERSON’S BRAINWAVES TO CONTROL A CURSOR AND ALLOW THEM TO SELECT SPECIFIC COMMANDS, SUCH AS TURNING OFF THE LIGHTS OR TELEVISION. THIS CONCEPT PROVES THE POTENTIAL FOR WEARABLE TECHNOLOGIES IN A POWERFUL NEW WAY THAT WILL HELP MANY MORE PATIENTS GAIN INDEPENDENCE.
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For more, visit www.accenture.com/health